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Flag of Sopřeč, Czech Republic (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Oberhof, Switzerland (Wikipedia
& fotw);
Arms and Flag of Vestre Slidre, Norway (fotw);
Flag of Lázně Bělohrad, Czech Republic
(fotw)
Flag and Arms of Cirkulane, Slovenia (fotw); Flag of Menàrguens, Spain (fotw)
Flag of Birżebbuġa, Malta (fotw)
Flag of Knjaževac, Serbia (fotw)
Arms and Flag of Šárovcova Lhota, Czech Rep. (fotw)
A Gay Triangle Flag (fotw)
Iron Cross 1939-45;
Naval Jack 1903–1919
(fotw);
Admiral’s Flag, Germany (fotw);
War Ensign 1818 – 1867, Prussia (fotw)
Notes
a) The above term should only be used when the cross
pattée being described is black and carries a white or silver border and/or is of Germanic origin.
b) Although based upon a military decoration this cross was ultimately derived from the symbol of the Medieval Teutonic Order as referenced above.
Flag of Givisiez, Switzerland (fotw); Flag and Arms of
Brusy, Poland (fotw); Flag of
Jönköping, Sweden (fotw); Arms of
Märkisch-Oderland, Germany (fotw)
Please note that the correct English heraldic term for a charge or figure emerging from the side of a shield, banner of arms or a flag is ‘naissant’.
Flag and Arms of Alessandria, Italy (fotw and
ICH)
The Arms of Messina, Italy (ita24)
Please note that several of the terms giving shields a national identity, as well as those describing a specific type, are still in the process of standardization, and that no consistent approach has thus far been identified.
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